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For those who prefer a "dead tree" version of the Handbook, the book version as well as a book and DVD bundle are available from FreeBSD Mall. The ISBN for the book is 1-57176-398-8.

PC-BSD® 8.2 was released on 24 Feb 2011. The 8.2 Users Handbook is available in the following formats:

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